Recolor dreams

green upgrades to rustsolitary paths inspireautumnal musingscolors of dreams change with ageyellow, red, orange or brown if youlook back, more thanforward, change directiondon't let sepia invade springcolors Written for Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Autumn

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #251

Welcome back! PROMPT #251 The word prompt for this week is Jamais Vu It is the opposite of Deja Vu. jamais vu involves a sense of eeriness and the observer’s impression of experiencing something for the first time, despite rationally knowing that they have experienced it before. Jamais vu is sometimes associated with certain types of aphasia, amnesia, and epilepsy. Source: … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #251

Authentic

her laughter is loud, almost indecentshe spits joy on a forlorn worldmercilesslythoughtlesslyshe who has never feltmoistness in her eyesor is it what I imagine about her?How can she ever wipe a tear? not that tears define my existencefar from it. I’m stoic and distantcalled inert sometimesfor senseless acts of loyaltyglorification of half-hearted sacrificefails to move … Continue reading Authentic

Lessons learnt early

I spent lot of timesharpening instincts, readingbetween spoken linesteachers dinned it into meyou are as good as your tools Written for What Do You See hosted by Sadje

Depressed

black dogenters homes silentlysilence shields a turbulent spaceblues invade; is that my fair face?depression is chilly Chosen form is Argonelles (2-6-8-8-6 and a-b-c-c-b) for Tanka Tuesday Weekly Prompt

Toughest

unearthing fraudsteaches a lotintent, human errordeep-rooted conspiracies,cool demeanor just when I thoughtI can’t believeanyone again evermy soul challengeswith an invisible mirror toughest of alltrack my own thoughtswhere do they originatewhom do they hit… Written for dVerse Quadrille

Resistance

uneven, undulating pathsunnecessary complexityunnerves weak minds unaccessed, unknown worldspainted black - ignoredby fear and greed measly selves clutch onto inflated identitiesresist transformation eggs that do not breakforever unbornopportunity wasted crossing over-first stepto spiritual coronationsfinal destinations Written for RXC#250

Web 3.0

watchlayersstacking upsuperimposingcounteracting ruling forcesunproven values, open to interpretationhere comes the metaverse to dare, to scare and change the world as we know it forever donumberedwebs altermillennial-speakor enhance creativityenrich skills, let art crosses linguistic boundariesadd new existential dimensions, relate in multiple new ways, renew, refresh? Written for Weekend Writing Prompt #279 and Friday Faithfuls at MLMM

A few thoughts

I learn what’s goodonlywhen confronted with evilelseI’m passed off asjust okayor a has-beenwho could have done better parameters changewith environmenthow good or badI really am? a survival strategycounts as crimemy right to existcircumvented by law Does intent countor the damage?my upbringingor educationor just the stinging slapafter doing something? reborn in non-human bodiesI may commit heinous … Continue reading A few thoughts